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Practising what I coach (preach?) and reflecting, with my own coach and with peer-coach-consultants, on the value I create for my clients and my unique approach to the work has led, over the last year, to a rethink and rebranding of my company. Here's a link to my latest blog about the visual results of that process: Making shift happen!

In the margins of many academic conferences poster presentations are well established means of communication. There are well established conventions, templates and guidelines. I am not aware, however, of poster presentations being used in leadership development programmes and I wonder if other AMED members have experience of this application of what can be, after all, a highly effective, completely original and very flexible form of communication.

David thought you might be interested in reading my most recent newsletter - Corporate Education Insight. It gives an insight into some of my thinking and research relating to corporate education and organisation development, as well as some key issues/trends developing in the Australian workforce.

As we wait for the details of the Comprehensive Spending Review it is clear that government departments, firms and individuals will have to respond and adapt to “new “ challenges. Here I suggest a way to tackle this, a methodology , that combines ideas from Action Learning (Reg Revans) with the…

Last time I flew for work was in 2007, running a workshop in the Netherlands. I had tried to find a way to go by boat and train, but couldn’t make the timings fit in with other commitments. The last time I flew for pleasure was so long ago that I can’t remember.

I have turned down all work that involves flying since then, but without being up-front about this. I say I’m unavailable or “I’m sure…

I love to hear about innovative ways of helping people have the conversations they need. I love to try out new processes as a facilitator and a participant. I network with fellow facilitators through AMED as well as the IAF and a facilitators’ group on linked-in. I read about unorthodox approaches, and…

As individuals and firms look for a competitive edge we are all urged to be more innovative and creative. Yet there are many myths around creativity that sometimes make it hard to know what works. Read on for fun creative ideas that are proven both practically and scientifically.…

Frequently, my work involves large group workshops and teams of willing volunteers acting as support facilitators. They may be drawn from the client team or from the wider consultant team. They are often technical specialists or traditional communications specialists, and sometimes – but not always - they have facilitation experience.

In a recent workshop, I was faced with quite a challenge:

* Up to 50 participants who we’d invited to help with the larger project;
* A… Continue

Business Accountz Independent Review by Henry Hardoon FCCA
The Company was founded in Cambridge
in 1985 and started trading as Apricote Studios specialising in Music
and Business software and produced the Account Book in 1987 for the
Acorn BBC B.

In 1999 development work commenced
on the architecture of Accountz for business and in the 2009 December
issue of Computer Shopper Magazine the software gained a Best Business
Buy Award (five stars) for… Continue